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Before we get to the photo portion of this session, let me begin by saying:
 
GAUGE SWATCHES ARE DIRTY, STINKIN’, FILTHY, NO-GOOD, LIARS!!
 
When I started this project, I made a couple of gauge swatches.  One in stockinette, one in the lace pattern.  I even gave these little swatches a bath to see if they would grow once they [...]

A very quick update to break the silence:
1.  The back of the sweater is done and I am working on the front now.  At this point it has become a matter of must. finish. fracking. sweater.  What on earth possessed me to knit a lace sweater when we all know how I get on with [...]

I have reached the finish line for Le Tour de Fleece.  This weekend I spun up the last of my singles, and made my own ghetto version of a lazy kate to make a 3-ply yarn.

All you need is a shoebox, some empty toilet paper tubes, and some cheap plastic knitting needles!
Here is the resulting [...]

For the first time in 3 weeks (gasp!) I ran!  The ankle held up brilliantly, although I wish I could say the same about my endurance.    Hopefully it won’t take very long to build it up again.  I had the Hubbster check the belt on the treadmill beforehand to make sure everything was [...]

So what do you get when you add a flame to a pumpkin?  You get Indian corn:

Or at least that’s what springs to mind whenever I look at the yarn.  Tomorrow marks the end of the first week of the Tour de Fleece, and I’m doing pretty dang well if I do say so myself.  [...]

 
A certain someone put a bug in my ear about joining the Tour de Fleece this year.  As I looked at my fiber stash, I decided “Why the heck not??”   I’ve got fiber.  What’s the fun in having it if I never spin it up?
I’ve decided not to go hog wild and have made my [...]

What was that?  My ankle feels kinda funky.  I wonder if I can just run through it???  I mean, it doesn’t feel THAT bad.
 Step, step, step, OW!
Erm, crap.  Guess not. 
Today marks week #2 of the running hiatus.  If it doesn’t improve soon, it’s off to the doctor’s office. 
(Sigh)
 
The temperatures around here have been in the [...]

I think I have some redemption after the whole “UGH” fiasco.

Pattern:  Kai-Mei from Cookie A.’s Sock Innovation
Yarn:  MMMalabrigo sock yarn in the velvet grapes colorway
Needles:  2.5 mm harmony wood dpns

This is the first time I’ve used the Malabrigo sock yarn.  It’s soft, it’s squishy, and I love it.   My only complaint is that the skein was [...]

So what happens when you pair a beautiful yarn with a beautiful pattern?  Usually you end up with something stunning, right?  In my case you end up with a big fat piece of humility pie.  Allow me to illustrate.
First, meet Spring Forward from Knitty. Beautiful pattern, right?
Now, meet Jester from Three Waters Farm:

Gorgeous, ain’t it?
So [...]

So it seems I’ve got a couple of finished projects to show off.

Woo!  Those pasty legs are HOT!!! 

Pattern:  Biological Clock Socks  from The Eclectic Sole by Janel Laidman.
Yarn:  Knit Picks Bare – Superwash dyed up with black cherry and strawberry Kool-aid
Needles:  2.25 mm

In typical Eclectic Sole fashion, I did not particularly enjoy these socks.  The [...]